The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
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nounciug the death in Australia of W. E.
Sheridan, the well-known actor.
Manager Camp, Of the New York clear
ing house, Is dangerously i'll.
The extensive stock yards at Wichita,
Kan, were burned few days ago. Loss
$4,000
A fire at Middletown, O., the other day
destroyed William Coldwelrs planning mill
Loss $4,000.
A fire at Oelwin, Ia, the other night, de-
stroyed business houses valued at $40 600;
insurance unknown @ 4
President Nimick.s Of the Pittsburgh
base ball club, endeavored to negotiate for
Arson, but was not successful. S&2
William Walker, importer of dress trim
mings, New York city, has assigned. Liza
bilities about s125, 600; assets about 100000.
Five thousand shoemakers quit work at
Philadelphia, the other day, and twenty
four factories paid off the men and shut
down. .,f
The Marine Hospital bureau has ordered
the employment Of six nurses at Savannah
to proceed at once to Tampa 70 nurse vel
low fever patients.
Robert Hare Powell's Sons & Co., Of
Philadelphia, have made an assignment to
the Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, Of New York.
The Masonic Temple, Fergus Falls, Mimi,
was burned the other morning. Loss on
building $4,000. The upper story was oc-
cupied by the Masons, and their property
was destroyed.
The carriagemakers' convention, in ses-
sion at Washington, elected Hugh johnson,
of Detroit, president; H. G. Mclean, Of
Wilmington, Del, secretary and treasurer,
and long list of vice presidents.
John 3. Owen, Of Eau Claire, Wis, has
purchased from Grand Rapids, Mich,
/ parties, and from H. W. Early, of Chippewa
Falls, their pine lands in Douglas and Ray
| field counties, Wisconsin. Total considera-
9ion $275,OO0.
Secretary Bayard has sent a dispatch to
the Imperial government, in which he ex-
presses regret that the orders for the re-
| lease Of the three Canadian scalers seized
IN Behring's Sea were not obeyed. He says
fresh orders for their release have been
| issued.
The master in chancery in the case Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt against James l. Ben
nett, DR.. Hostetter and other parties to the
trust deed of the Pittsburgh L. Lake Erie
|
The master has decided that the trust deed,
if valid at all, is merely power OF attor-
| ney, or proxy, revokable at will by any
party named in it.
1t is said at the State Department that
the nature of the approaching fishery con-
ference is generally misunderstood. The
conference carries with it no authority or
power. 1t can merely result in the nego-
tiation of d treaty, subject to approval by
the Senate. The secretary regards it as
little more than an informal and advisory
meeting of representatives OF the two ma
tions.
Mrs. Clara Tyler, of Philadelphia, re-
Gently knocked down by a vehicle in a
street of that city, was soinjhred that she
died in a hospital soon afterward. 1t is
learned that she had started for Richmond
with sum of money as a contribution to
the r. E. Lee monument. The money, Us
we'll as valuable diamond pin, were miss
ing before her relatives found her at the
hospital
Mrs. Annie Lacks, the woman who threw
the pancake into the lap of Mrs. Cleveland
the day the Presidential party were at the
fair grounds in st. Louis, was fined fifty
dollars in the police court. The woman dis
claimed any disrespect for Mrs Cleveland,
and said she threw the cake in a spirit of
fun, but the testimony was against her,
and the court thought the fun, worth fifty
dollars. The woman took an appeal.
1t is stated that the Russian government
intends to reduce some Of the present i'm
port duties. It Is said that the reduction
on English goods will be twenty per cent.
There will be no reduction on German i'm
ports. 4rlgl .t-saF
4 Building Inspector Martin, who failed to
report to the department that the Harlem,
N. Y, school house, which fell down the
other day, was being illegally erected, gave
himself up to the coroner and was held in
5000 bail. OVAL" ~ '''' ''A'
The brig Hebe, from Rio d. Janeiro, is
ashore at the Magdalen Islands, N. S., and
will be total wreck During the voyage
smallpox and yellow fever broke out
There are three cases Of smallpox on
board now.
The Rt. Hon. Alexander ]. B. Beresford
Hope, member Of Parliament for Cam
bridge University, died few days ago, He
was strong Conservative, and was elected
to the Commons unopposed.
! The American Humane Association, in
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lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, NJ E. Gordon, Milwaukee; Treasurer
Martin d. v. Davis, Philadelphia; Secre
tary, Albert W. Landon, Chicago.
Thomas II. Davis, assistant freight agent
of the New York Central railroad, who alb
seconded, leaving deficiency Of $4,000 il
his accounts, was caught in Canada the
other day and taken back to New York
Hc pleaded guilty and was held for trial.
Mrs. Squire Fitzgerald dropped dead al
Lorain, O., tho other morning in her own
| house. Sho ate hearty breakfast ant
went about her work apparently WE'LL but
was stricken with apoplexy and died almost
instantly. She was aged about seventy
!: years.
Mrs Levi Stove, Of Pickens County, 8
c., was leaning over pig-pen, the othol
day, feeding her pigs, when sudden move
ment on her part caused a needle, which
was sticking in the front OF her dress, to b.
driven into her breast, near the heart, kill
ing her almost instantly.
Rome, a small village in Adams County
Ohio, was visited by disastrous fire few
: days ago. fifteen business houses ant
dwellings being destroyed.
. The proprietor of the New York Trntl
has sued the Duke Of Marlborough for s225,
900 for libel in saying that Truth was guilt!
, Of forgery in imputing certain statements
, to him.
w. f. Haskell, editor of the Minneapolis
Tribune denies the story printed in Chica
go paper that A. ]. Blethen has retire,
from the paper, and states that no actio,
whatever has been determined upon.
After a long debate the Universalist con
, | ference at New York, the other day. post